Giving back: how to make a difference this holiday

Teach children to readAvailable on seven Caribbean islands, Reading Road Trips invite travellers to spend 90 minutes helping five- to seven-year-olds learn to read. Prices start at £19, including transport to a school, and your children are welcome from the age of eight (islandroutes.com).

Clear trails in DominicaHelp this hurricane-hit isle get back on its feet on a voluntourism holiday restoring the 155-mile Waitukubuli National Trail. A week starts at £1,900pp, including flights, all-inclusive accommodation and up to four days of hard graft (motmottravel.com).

Get packingChess sets, tennis balls, plasters, crayons — could you find space in your luggage for much-needed supplies? Pack for a Purpose organises donations across 17 Caribbean countries, in conjunction with well-known hotels and resorts (packforapurpose.org).

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